1970) The Conspiracy (8 November 1970) The Messenger (15 November 1970) The Discovery (22 November 1970) The Attempt (29 November 1970) The Homecoming (6 December 1970) The Solution (13 December 1970) Series 3 (1971) The year is 1928. David Flaxton was killed in World War I, and his widow Jane now lives at the Hall. Their son Jonathan returns home from boarding school for the summer holidays, accompanied by his friend William Pickford. The boys befriend a local character, the feckless but well-meaning Benjamin Sweet. The Stilgoes have vanished from the scene and their former home, Stilgoe Lodge, is now in a state of advanced neglect and decay. The Lodge is to be renovated and turned into an orphanage, and Jonathan and William volunteer their holiday services in assisting with the reconstruction. However things do not go to plan, as a steady stream of workmen are frightened away from the Lodge after claiming to have witnessed hauntings and other supernatural phenomena. Jonathan and William, with the help of Benjamin, eventually discover that the supposed hauntings are fake. Also prominently featured in this series is the thwarted conniving of a Stilgoe family connection, Miles Osborne, to prevent the Lodge from being redeveloped. The series ends with the boys returning to school as the summer holiday ends. Cast Alan Guy – Jonathan Flaxton Veronica Hurst – Lady Jane Flaxton John Ash – William Pickford Heather Page – Mary Porter Nicholas Pennell – Rev. Albemarle Dobson Partridge Victor Winding – Benjamin Sweet Richard Gale – Miles Osborne Gerry Cowan – Roger Grafton Royston Tickner – Sgt. Cornfield Gorden Kaye – P.C. Joseph John Ringham – Mr. Jackson Terry Scully – Mr. Wilkinson Episodes All on a Summer's Day (19 September 1971) A Quiet Sunday (26 September 1971) A Fête Worse Than... (3 October 1971) Snake in the Grass (10 October 1971) In and Out of Hiding (17 October 1971) The Fastest Gun in the West Riding (24 October 1971) Trouble in the Air (31 October 1971) To See...A Fine Horse (7 November 1971) Things That Go Bump (14 November 1971) The Ghost Catchers (21 November 1971) The Lady in White (28 November 1971) Down a Long Black Hole (5 December 1971) Goodbye, Summer - Goodbye (12 December 1971) Series 4 (1973) The final series takes place in 1945 and 1946, in the immediate aftermath of World War II. During the war Flaxton Hall